by Michelle | Apr 13, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
J is for Journals and notebooks Sometimes it is hard to find inspiration to write a story or know how to tackle a particular scene, which is where journals and notebooks come into play. Every writer should have (at least) one. It doesn’t need to be a paper...
by Michelle | Apr 13, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
I is for Imagery I don’t know about you, but when I’m reading a book, I love to ‘see’ the world I’m being immersed into. My genres of choice are – surprise, surprise – science fiction or fantasy. Both of these genres require a...
by Michelle | Apr 12, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
H is for Head-hopping Head-hopping is the ‘art’ of jumping out of one character’s head (perspective) and into another, usually under the guise of allowing the reader the ‘full-on’ experience. I’ve heard many a writer say they want...
by Michelle | Apr 11, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
G is for GDPR While this is a break from the subject of creative writing, the General Data Protection Regulation is coming into effect next month and will affect how I conduct my business. It’s been spoken about for the last couple of years – I found out...
by Michelle | Apr 11, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
F is for Foreshadowing This is a plot device that sees an author planting clues in earlier scenes of a story for a payoff at a later stage. If it is done well, the reader won’t see it coming, but upon reaching the payoff, will realise that the clues were there...
